2006 Regular Session sponsor information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:46 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Joan Carter Conway District 43	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 83	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 230
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Higher Education - Auxiliary and Academic Facilities Bond Authority - Morgan State University
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 84	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 231
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland and Morgan State University - Financial Management
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 312	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Community Colleges - Baltimore City Community College - Board of Trustees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 313	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 244
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Community Colleges - Baltimore City Community College - Governance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 392	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Brochin
Entitled	Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Instructional Materials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 404	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Assisted Living on the Green
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 405	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 49
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Board of Nursing - Electrologists - License Renewal and Discipline
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 412	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Office of the Sheriff of Baltimore City - Feasibility Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 416	Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, and Pinsky
Entitled	Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 417	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Jones
Entitled	Procurement - Board of Contract Appeals - Award of Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 444	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 255
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Higher Education - Morgan State University and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 449	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Hollinger
Entitled	State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Medication Technicians , and Electrologists - Licensing and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 600	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 436
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Garagiola, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Education - Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists - Licensing Fee Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 769	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Nursing - Criminal History Records Checks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 772	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 56
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Mercury-Added Products - Prohibition of Sale of Thermostats and Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 773	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 847	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Baltimore City - Criminal Procedure - Automatic Expungement of Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 848	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Education - Educational Technology Pilot Program - Elementary Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 877	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Wineries - Wholesalers and Retail Dealers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 878	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Crime Stoppers Trust Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 880	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Dyson
Entitled	Workforce Housing Grant Program - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 971	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 549
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Greenip
Entitled	State Ethics Law - Architectural and Engineering Services - Applicability of Restrictions on Participation in Procurement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 998	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 1042	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Morgan Christian Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1043	Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial and Ethnic Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 4	Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Ruben, Hogan, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Frosh, Middleton, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 5	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson
Entitled	Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 70	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Munson, and Stone
Entitled	False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Representations to Legislative Branch Units
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 73	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Greenip, Hollinger, Hooper, Klausmeier, Mooney, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 85	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 86	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Persuasion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 87	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Duration of Final Order
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 100	Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Britt, Conway, Grosfeld, and Stone
Entitled	Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 134	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 135	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 42
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Hooper, Hughes, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Hospitals - Comparable Evaluation System - Health Care-Associated Infection Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 136	Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Commercial Photographic Processors and Forensic Computer Analysts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 144	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 19
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 146	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Giannetti, Green, and Schrader
Entitled	Education - Task Force on School Safety
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 154	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 23
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Healthy Air Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 156	Status as of February 9, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 169	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Powerhouse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 196	Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Hogan, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 257	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, Klausmeier, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Little Blackwater River
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 293	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Dyson, and Hollinger
Entitled	Education - Public Charter Schools - Clarifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 294	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 243
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola (Chairman, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Senators Brinkley, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, Jacobs, Jones, Kramer, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Children, Youth, and Family Services - Local Management Boards, State Coordinating Council, and Local Coordinating Councils - Services for Children with Special Needs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 297	Status as of March 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 320	Status as of April 2, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 336	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Hollinger, Kittleman, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Disease Prevention - Hepatitis C Virus
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 348	Status as of April 10, 2006: Became Law - Overridden Veto
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 349	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 350	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 520
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental Community
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 356	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Community Colleges - Funding Formulas - Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 367	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program - Grants - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 382	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 27
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Garagiola, Hafer, Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit and Renters' Property Tax Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 406	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Colburn, Conway, and Hollinger
Entitled	Open Meetings Act - Administrative Function - Reporting Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 434	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Della, Gladden, Hughes, McFadden, and Schrader
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Walters Art Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 435	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Conway, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - Library Media Center Improvement Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 437	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 525
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission - Donor Information - Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 438	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employees and Retirees - Prescription Drugs - Co-Payments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 457	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, and Lawlah
Entitled	The Healthy Student Promotion and Awareness Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 458	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 434
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, and McFadden
Entitled	Teacher Quality Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 465	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Commission to Study Pay-for-Performance Models of Teacher Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 485	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Lawlah, Middleton , Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Building Performance Standards - Exemption in Certain Counties for Agricultural Buildings Used for Agritourism
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 486	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 487	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Consumer Reports - Security Freezes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 494	Status as of March 26, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Della, Exum, and Stone
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Social Workers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 516	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Conway, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Jimeno, and Pinsky
Entitled	State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Scope of Judicial Review
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 536	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Pipkin, Astle, Conway, Dyson, Harris, Middleton, and Colburn
Entitled	Land Use - Local Government Planning
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 569	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 576	Status as of March 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Conway, Forehand, Grosfeld, Jones, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Special Fund for Geographic Cost of Education Index Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 578	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employees and Retirees - State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan - Co-Payments for Brand-Name Prescription Drugs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 589	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Concur -
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Green, Grosfeld, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Environment - Judicial Review of Permits - Standing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 590	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Conway, Dyson, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Windfall Oil Profits Tax - Energy-Saving Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 595	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Parks & People Headquarters at Auchentoroly Terrace
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 596	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Coppin State University Lutheran Site Demolition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 598	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Police Records - Arrest Without Charge - Automatic
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 611	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Astle, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Middleton
Entitled	Student Health and Fitness Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 650	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Adult Education and Literacy Services - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 683	Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Giannetti, Gladden, Teitelbaum, Conway, and Brochin
Entitled	Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Allowance Program Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 711	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 713	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kelley, Kittleman, Mooney, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verified Paper Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 714	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Hogan, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Residential Boarding Education Programs - At-Risk Youth
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 716	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 717	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Colburn, Conway, Della, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, McFadden, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care - Community Choice Program - Participation, Location, and Termination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 763	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Giannetti, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Driver Responsibility and Funding for First Responders Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 844	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Conway, Garagiola, Hollinger, Hooper, and Munson
Entitled	Protected Lands - Local Land Use Applications - County Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 884	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (By Request - Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs) and Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 896	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 281
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Astle, Britt, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, Hollinger, Conway, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Women in Military Service Monument
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 897	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 936	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Steam Heating Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 958	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Jones
Entitled	Community and Recreation Centers - Drug-Free Zones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1009	Status as of March 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Schrader, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, and Giannetti
Entitled	Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1019	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, Currie, Hogan, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, Pinsky, Pipkin, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Enhancement Benefit Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 1055	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1060	Status as of March 9, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Task Force to Study Prison Violence in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1092	Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Electric Industry - Local Aggregation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1101	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Jimeno, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Electric Companies - Taxes Attributed to Regulated Operations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1102	Status as of April 8, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Service Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 1	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Air Pollution - Mercury Emissions Limits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 3	Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Garagiola, Haines, Jimeno, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Compensation to Families of Military Service Members Who Gave Their Lives in the Service of Our Country
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 4	Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Forehand, Frosh, and Kelley
Entitled	Slavery in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 8	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Joint Resolution 2
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, DeGrange, Dyson, Garagiola, Hogan, Kittleman, Stone, Colburn, Green, Ruben, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Greenip, Grosfeld, and Harris
Entitled	Grant of Federal Charter to the Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 9	Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Coretta Scott King Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 10	Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, Hooper, Hollinger, Ruben, and Kelley
Entitled	Residential Electricity Aggregation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 11	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Miller, Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Gladden, Hafer, and Pipkin
Entitled	Attorney General - Intervention and Participation in Hearings or Other Proceedings Regarding the Merger of FPL Group, Inc., and Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 12	Status as of March 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Harris, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Consideration of the Proposed Merger Between FPL Group, Inc., and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. - Request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance